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repair and overhaul facilities on two con-
tinents,” said the CEO of Turkish Technic,
Mikail Akbulut. “As we continue to fur-
ther increase our service portfolio offered
to operators worldwide and increase our
capabilities to boost our market share, we
are glad to expand our cooperation further
with Honeywell as a strategic partner.”
Commenting on the new agreement, Uygar
Doyuran of Honeywell, President Turkiye,
Israel and Central Asia “Turkish Technic
is a global aviation MRO hub, serving the
most important airlines in the world with
next-generation technology. As Honeywell,
TURKISH TECHNIC we are very happy to work with Turkish
Technic as a strategic partner in the region.
AND HONEYWELL We believe that our cooperation will become

STRENGTHEN COOPERATION stronger with this new agreement.”Expand-
ing the Channel Partnership between both
Turkish Technic, an Istanbul-based Maintenance, Repair, parties, the new agreement supplements
and Overhaul (MRO) company for commercial and govern- Turkish Technic’s existing Honeywell license
ment operators, has signed a ten-year global repair license agreements that cover GTCP131-9A/B APUs
agreement with Honeywell for the Air Data Inertial Reference (Auxiliary Power Units), CFM56-7B HMUs
Unit (ADIRU) of Boeing 737MAX, 737 Next Generation (NG) (Hydro Mechanical Units), Boeing 737MAX,
and 787. Under the terms of the agreement, Honeywell will 737 NG APU Starter-Generators and hun-
supply subparts to the company which will also operate as dred more Honeywell Mechanical and
the Authorized Global Service Center for Honeywell’s ADIRU Avionic LRUs (Line Replaceable Units). As
components, providing repair services for its local and inter- the Authorized Service Center for ADIRU
national customers. ‘‘While cementing our long-standing components of Boeing 737MAX, 737 Next
partnership with Honeywell, this new agreement will allow Generation, and 787, Turkish Technic will
us to support Boeing 737MAX/NG and 787 operators for provide extensive repair and component
pool services for its customers.
their ADIRU needs with our expert and proven component

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MOU ON AEROSTRUCTURE PRODUCTION

Boeing and Northrop Grumman are joining the Additive Manufacturing Forward (AM Forward) program, a
White House initiative to help smaller US-based suppliers increase the use of 3D printing and other advanced
manufacturing technologies. The voluntary programme, unveiled by President Joe Biden in May, seeks to
boost suppliers’ use of additive manufacturing. AM Forward is organized by the non-profit Applied Science
& Technology Research Organization of America (ASTRO America). Boeing and Northrop Grumman join the
growing list of companies that have joined the program, including GE Aviation, Siemens Energy, Raytheon
Technologies, Honeywell, and Lockheed Martin. The OEMs will purchase additively produced parts from
smaller US suppliers, train supplier workers on new additive technologies, provide technical assistance, and
engage in standards development and certification. Boeing and Northrop Grumman both aim to increase
the number of small- and medium-sized suppliers competing over quote packages for products using AM.
Boeing will also aim to increase its qualified small and medium supplier capacity by 30 per cent and provide
technical guidance to meet qualification requirements. “We know the competitiveness of the US industrial
base, including Boeing, relies on the capability of a wide spectrum of suppliers producing and post-process-
ing critical aerospace parts,” said Melissa Orme, Vice President for additive manufacturing at Boeing. “The
supply chain crisis isn’t just about building out ports. It’s about building up parts – right here in America’s
small business factories,” said Neal Orringer, CEO of ASTRO America. Technologies such as AM have the
ability to reduce part lead times and materials costs by 90 per cent, and cut energy use in half.

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